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JCAAC, PRA Air Quality Alert: Very High Risk (Aug 7, 2026)

Source: ECCC · JCAAC, PRA

Station JCAAC, PRA registered an AQHI of 11 (Very High Risk (10+)) on 2026-08-07 at 01:00. This page preserves the ECCC automatic monitoring row. Confirm the live AQHI value on ECCC's air quality map before changing outdoor plans.

Station JCAAC: ECCC AQHI reading

Station
JCAAC
Province / region
PRA
AQHI value
11
Risk category
Very High Risk (10+)
Measurement date
2026-08-07 at 01:00
Published
August 7, 2026
AQHI-10PLUS

Practical guidance: Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.

Record status: Historical ECCC reading from August 7, 2026. AQHI values change hourly, open the ECCC AQHI map before outdoor plans.

AQHI history at JCAAC

  • 2026-08-11 AQHI 11 · Very High Risk
  • 2026-08-10 AQHI 9 · High Risk
  • 2026-08-08 AQHI 11 · Very High Risk
  • 2026-08-02 AQHI 8 · High Risk
  • 2026-07-31 AQHI 8 · High Risk

Current Air Quality

JCAAC, PRA reported an AQHI of 11 in the Very High Risk category on 2026-08-07 at hour 01.

What This Means

An AQHI of 11 falls into the Very High Risk category.

Who Should Take Precautions

Sensitive individuals and the general population should be aware of conditions.

What You Should Do

Follow guidance appropriate for Very High Risk air quality levels.

Source

Attribution to EPA AirNow

Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗

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Questions & Answers

What people usually ask about a notice like this one.

What AQHI reading was recorded at JCAAC? ▾
AQHI reaches 11 (Very High Risk) in JCAAC, PRA on 2026-08-07 at 01:00.
What does Very High Risk (10+) mean? ▾
Health effects likely for everyone; sensitive groups should reduce or reschedule outdoor exertion. Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activity; people with heart or breathing conditions should avoid outdoor exertion and consider moving activities indoors.
How often does ECCC update this AQHI reading? ▾
Environment and Climate Change Canada's AQHI network refreshes throughout the day. This Areazine page is a dated snapshot for PRA; open the ECCC air quality map for the current hourly value.
Has station JCAAC had AQHI alerts before? ▾
Yes. Areazine's archive has 5 earlier high-AQHI readings at this station: 2026-08-11 (AQHI 11, Very High Risk); 2026-08-10 (AQHI 9, High Risk); 2026-08-08 (AQHI 11, Very High Risk); 2026-08-02 (AQHI 8, High Risk); 2026-07-31 (AQHI 8, High Risk).
How is the AQHI scale different from a single-pollutant index? ▾
The Air Quality Health Index combines ground-level ozone, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and nitrogen dioxide into one 1-10+ scale describing overall health risk, rather than reporting one pollutant's concentration on its own.

Primary source data

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CDC Air Quality & Health

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